It's gross, but it happens all the time, though usually small enough bits that we don't notice. Most food comes from outside, stuff outside gets contacted by various wildlife. A bit of lizard or bug parts won't hurt anyone, some cultures eat this stuff regularly.

James10952001:It's gross, but it happens all the time, though usually small enough bits that we don't notice. Most food comes from outside, stuff outside gets contacted by various wildlife. A bit of lizard or bug parts won't hurt anyone, some cultures eat this stuff regularly.

Get a new salad and get on with life.

🎵I wish I were in Tijuana, eating barbequed iguana🎵

But seriously, many reptiles harbor nasty strains of salmonella bacteria. If properly cooked they might be safe to eat, but consuming repti-sushi is likely to result in explosive diarrhea.

You know what doesn't have lizards hiding in it? Steak. I've never taken a bite out of a steak and seen a lizard poking out where I cut.

Y'all vegan hippie types ask to be closer to nature... what did you think pre-industrial food looks like? We spent quite a lot of time and money killing everything on the farm that we don't want to eat, but if you're going to reject all that technological advance, I think you deserve the little "extras" you get. In this case, a little fella that loves to eat the extras as much as you hippies must like them.